Section 1 tournament: Class A, C quarterfinal results

Here is Debbie Schechter’s nightly recap of Blind Brook’s win over Croton-Harmon from Monday’s Class C quarterfinal. Full recaps from the other matches we received are after the write-up.

Not many teams are given a second chance at an opponent, but in Monday’s Section 1 Class C volleyball quarterfinals, second-seeded Blind Brook got that chance.

The Trojans defeated 7th-seeded Croton-Harmon at home 25-6, 25-7, 25-9.

Both of these teams met in the quarterfinal round last year, with Croton-Harmon defeating Blind Brook 3-2 on it’s home court.

“It was great to get back on our court,” Trojans coach Justin Goldstein said. “I told them that the last time we lost on our court was last year, to them. It was great to get the win and start off the playoffs the right way this year.”

And according to Goldstein, the Trojans did the little things right to get the win.

“It’s something we always talk about,” Goldstein said. “We need to serve well, pass well, and when we do those things well, everything falls into place.”

The Trojans as a team had 23 aces in the game. Lindsey Kim led the way with nine of those aces to go along with 14 kills and 14 digs. Meg Stomski had six aces and Michaela Anthony added three.

“Lindsey’s just a dominant server,” Goldstein said. “The other two are very smart servers. They hit the right spots and serve to the right area. It makes the game a lot easier when you can pick up aces like that. It’s a great advantage. It makes gaining points a lot easier. It’s good to get momentum through aces and we took advantage of it.”

Ossining 3, Eastchester 0: In a Class A quarterfinal at No. 5 Ossining, Madison Strippoli had 18 kills and five digs in a 25-19, 25-15, 25-21 win. Tyler Grant had five kills, 23 assists and 10 digs for the No. 13 Eagles. Ossining will play at No. 1 Yorktown Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in the semifinals.

Yorktown 3, Horace Greeley 0: In a Class A quarterfinal at No. 1 Yorktown, Danielle Delulio had three aces, 26 assists and five digs in a 25-6, 25-9, 25-14 win. Rachel Vazquez had 28 digs and three blocks for the No. 9 Quakers.

Panas 3, Yonkers 0: In a Class A quarterfinal at No. 3 Panas, Brigitte Burcescu had 20 kills in a 25-18, 25-11, 25-13 win. Yonkers was the No. 6 seed. Panas will play at No. 2 John Jay Wednesday in the semifinals.

Preston 3, Good Counsel 0: In a CHSAA Bronx/Westchester playoff at Preston, Lauren Thaler had 12 kills and seven digs in a 25-18, 25-20, 26-24 loss for the Cougars.

FUN FACT: Through the 33 match results we have received, 27 have been won via shutout.

Zacchio’s prediction record today: 9-0 (Finally!)Zacchio’s prediction record for the Section 1 tournament: 29-4Zacchio’s prediction record for the season overall: 358-72

MIKE ZACCHIO has been with The Journal News and Lohud.com since August 2011 after freelancing exclusively for them since May 2010. Upon graduating from North Rockland HS in 2007, he earned his associate's degree in Communications/Media Arts from Rockland Community College in 2009. After RCC, he earned his bachelor's in Journalism from Purchase College in 2011. Motown music aficionado and future husband of Blake Lively.